Company announcements Home » Investors » News » Company announcements » Results of Harmony’s extraordinary general meeting of shareholders 2024 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 Results of Harmony’s extraordinary general meeting of shareholdersJanuary 31, 2024 Shareholders of Harmony (“Shareholders”) are referred to the announcement released by the Company on 18 December 2023, announcing the publication of a circular to Shareholders regarding the proposed broad-based black economic empowerment transactions. Harmony advises Shareholders that, at the Company’s electronic Extraordinary General Meeting (“EGM”) held today, 31 January 2024, the requisite majority of Shareholders approved all the ordinary and special resolutions, as set out in the notice of EGM dated, 14 December 2023, forming part of the Company’s circular to Shareholders published on the Company’s website on 18 December 2023. Terms used but not defined in this announcement shall bear the meanings given to them in the announcement published on 11 December 2023. There were 619 982 888 ordinary shares in issue as at the date of the EGM. The voting results of the resolutions were as follows: Total shares votedTotal shares in issue For (%)Against (%)Number of shares votedVoted (%)Abstained (%)ORDINARY RESOLUTIONS1.Approval of specific authority to issue the ESOP Trust Shares to the ESOP Trust96,90%3,10%538 981 59286,93%0,03%2.Approval of specific authority to issue the (i) Harmony Community Trust Subscription Shares to the Harmony Community Trust; and (ii) Conversion Shares96,38%3,62%538 993 62086,94%0,03%3.Waiver of pre-emptive rights in respect of the ESOP Trust Share Issue and Harmony Community Trust Share Issue96,90%3,10%538 977 36786,93%0,03%4.General Authorisation96,93%3,07%539 026 81586,94%0,02% Total shares votedTotal shares in issue For (%)Against (%)Number of shares votedVoted (%)Abstained (%)SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS1.Creation of additional preference shares95,79%4,21%539 071 49686,95%0,02%2.Approval of the amendments to the Company’s Memorandum of Incorporation 96,90%3,10%539 000 18086,94%0,03%3.Authorisation for the ability to issue 30% or more of the Preference Shares to the Harmony Community Trust for the purposes of implementing the Harmony Community Trust Share Issue, including to the extent that the Harmony Community Trust is a related person to the Company96,35%3,65%538 978 08686,93%0,03%4.Approval of specific authority to repurchase the Harmony Community Trust Repurchase Shares pursuant to the exercise of the Harmony Community Trust Call Option or the Harmony Community Trust Pre-Emptive Share Buy-Back Right96,86%3,14%538 978 69786,93%0,03%5.Financial Assistance in terms of section 44 of the Companies Act96,90%3,10%538 919 65486,92%0,04% In accordance with the Shareholder approvals obtained at the EGM, the amended memorandum of incorporation of the Company will be filed with the Companies and Intellectual Property Commission as soon as practicable and is expected to be registered no later than 19 February 2024. Thereafter, the Company’s share capital will be amended, in accordance with the corporate actions timetable of the JSE Limited. For more details contact: Shela MohatlaGroup Company Secretary+27(0) 71 571 4249Johannesburg, South Africa31 January 2024 Corporate Advisor to Harmony in respect of the ESOPTamela Holdings Proprietary Limited Independent Reporting Accountants and AuditorsPricewaterhouseCoopers Incorporated Legal Advisor to Harmony in respect of the TransactionsBowman Gilfillan Incorporated Transaction Sponsor J.P. Morgan Equities South Africa Proprietary Limited